Where does “citron” come from?

citron (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κίτρον, from Latin citrum, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

Ancestry of “citron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκίτρονfruit of the citron tree
2Latincitrumnominative neuter singular of citer; accusative...
3Latincī̆truscitron tree
4Greekκέδροςcedar
5Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil

Words derived from “citron

Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος